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announcer ] using less never felt so good. new charmin ultra soft. enjoy the go. >>> let me finish tonight with a question of open service in the u.s. military. i think don't ask, don't tell was probably destined to be an intermediate solution in the debate between those who support it and those who opposed open service. the premise was that a gay person would agree to a strange compact on joining the military services. a gay person would be allowed to serve as other americans do, but only if he or she didn't say they were gay. if they didn't declare their sexual orientation in some other direct way. the problem, as has been explained on this show, is that this don't ask, don't tell rule didn't apply to straight soldiers they could come back from a weekend pass full of row romantic exploits, sharing them for all to hear. the gay soldier or sailor would have to keep quiet on what he or she did over the weekend. to do otherwise would be to violate the compact, don't tell has meant just that, don't tell. my hunch, having never se
announcer ] using less never felt so good. new charmin ultra soft. enjoy the go. >>> let me finish tonight with a question of open service in the u.s. military. i think don't ask, don't tell was probably destined to be an intermediate solution in the debate between those who support it and those who opposed open service. the premise was that a gay person would agree to a strange compact on joining the military services. a gay person would be allowed to serve as other americans do, but...
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have voted with us and lincoln and pryor voted with us as well. chris, the important thing to keep in mind about the study like you were talking about, it was never intended to inform the legislative process. it was always meant to be and sold us to as a wholly internal study for the dod to identify issues. go. to the politics question again. josh, what i don't understand, the american people overwhelmingly support open service. it is the one thing in our life that has really changed in terms of social issues it is not like abortion issues that take time to change or go back and forth. this one has been a pendulum swinging directly in one direction toward open service. why is the senate behind the public to on this? >> i think that behind the public because they always lag the public somewhat but also because we are in this incredibly polarized primary political climate now going to this november election. republicans are very, very concern and all they are concerned about is their base and among the base, that is probably the only area where you
have voted with us and lincoln and pryor voted with us as well. chris, the important thing to keep in mind about the study like you were talking about, it was never intended to inform the legislative process. it was always meant to be and sold us to as a wholly internal study for the dod to identify issues. go. to the politics question again. josh, what i don't understand, the american people overwhelmingly support open service. it is the one thing in our life that has really changed in terms...
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i think had a couple of republicans voted with us, had it been palatable for them to vote with us, they certainly would have been on board. keep in mind we had the votes lined up. we had them lined up. we had commitments implicit or explicit -- >> but you're seven short. we say short because harry reid would have flipped the other way. >> harry reid was more procedural. we firmly believe susan collins would have voted with us, dick lugar, we believe george voinovich and lincoln and pryor would have voted with us as well. the important thing to keep in mind about the study like you were talking about it was never intended to inform the legislative process. it was always meant to be and sold to us as a wholly internal study for the dod to identify issues. >> let me go to the politics question again. josh, what i don't understand is the american people overwhelmingly support open service. is the one thing in our life that is really changed in terms of social issues. it's not like abortion issues that have taken time to change or go back and forth. this one has been a pendulum swinging dire
i think had a couple of republicans voted with us, had it been palatable for them to vote with us, they certainly would have been on board. keep in mind we had the votes lined up. we had them lined up. we had commitments implicit or explicit -- >> but you're seven short. we say short because harry reid would have flipped the other way. >> harry reid was more procedural. we firmly believe susan collins would have voted with us, dick lugar, we believe george voinovich and lincoln and...
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they used to have a phrase called ndc. it meant new democratic coalition but it also meant november doesn't count. are republicans voting like democrats used to vote, november doesn't count? >> in your heart you know she's right? >> exactly. you're seeing some of that because your conservatives in a place like delaware, or nationally, they want somebody who's going to toe the party line. purity trumps all. keep in mind here, chuck, delaware is a very unique place. castle is a solid brand there. >> if he is so solid, why is he going dirt ball? >> here he is with a robocall using her former campaign manager. right. >> in a primary. a closed primary. >> this isn't exactly establishment behavior, it is like crocker jarmon in the movie going negative. here he is showing an ad from the voice of christine o'donnell's former campaign manager. it's running on the radio. actually, to on the television today. >> hi, this is kristen murray. in 2008, i was the campaign manager for senate candidate christine o'donnell. i got into politi
they used to have a phrase called ndc. it meant new democratic coalition but it also meant november doesn't count. are republicans voting like democrats used to vote, november doesn't count? >> in your heart you know she's right? >> exactly. you're seeing some of that because your conservatives in a place like delaware, or nationally, they want somebody who's going to toe the party line. purity trumps all. keep in mind here, chuck, delaware is a very unique place. castle is a solid...
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the small elite don't get us. they call us whacky, wing nuts. we call us, we the people. >> well, you know, jonathan, i have to tell you, i am not unimpressed. your thoughts. >> yeah. she's got a natural stage presence. she makes a very good sell. and she's got a sort of palinesque to sort of frame this election as us versus them. she's definitely got some talent. >> who's the bad guy when she's talking? palin, you know who it is. >> liberal elites, the ivy league types. she is not running in alaska. she's running in a state that except for the southern tier, is mostly a northeastern-style, suburban urban place where voters are center or center left and it's going to be tough for her to win in that state just because of the underlying demographics of delaware, where in a primary, she could pull it off, in a closed primary, she could pull it off. when you've got those wilmington -- >> are you from california somewhere? >> the commonwealth of virginia. >> you don't seem like you're into northeastern ethnic politics. let me bring in someone who mig
the small elite don't get us. they call us whacky, wing nuts. we call us, we the people. >> well, you know, jonathan, i have to tell you, i am not unimpressed. your thoughts. >> yeah. she's got a natural stage presence. she makes a very good sell. and she's got a sort of palinesque to sort of frame this election as us versus them. she's definitely got some talent. >> who's the bad guy when she's talking? palin, you know who it is. >> liberal elites, the ivy league types....
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all three of us know it. in the end, they won't get the tax cuts that they want because the democrats won't be able to get the 60 votes. i'm not sure you're right, steve, going to throw in the white towel. what is it, the white towel. >> white flag. >> white towel. white flag. thank you, todd and steve. >>> up next, john boehner is hearing about his smoking habit. wait'll you hear this conversation between bob schaefer of "face the nation" and a major political figure about, bob licked the habbist smoking and now he wants this other guy to do it. what is this a crusade from schaefer? if you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, you may also have very high triglycerides -- too much fat in the blood. it's a serious medical condition. lovaza, along with diet, effectively lowers very high triglycerides in adults but has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or strokes. lovaza starts with omega-3 fish oil that's then purified and concentrated. it's the only omega-3 medication that's fda-approve
all three of us know it. in the end, they won't get the tax cuts that they want because the democrats won't be able to get the 60 votes. i'm not sure you're right, steve, going to throw in the white towel. what is it, the white towel. >> white flag. >> white towel. white flag. thank you, todd and steve. >>> up next, john boehner is hearing about his smoking habit. wait'll you hear this conversation between bob schaefer of "face the nation" and a major political...